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Recent Examples of melody
Then, the repetitive descending melody is interrupted and restarts; in this musical rupture the trance is broken.
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Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Voxtrot thrived in that era of the internet, its indie-pop melodies tinged with lyrics of hope, romance, and a yearning for a life ready to be lived.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Rick tones up a melody on one of the songs Danny’s been working on.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
When a concert crowd keeps singing the melody after the band have left the stage.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
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Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Voxtrot thrived in that era of the internet, its indie-pop melodies tinged with lyrics of hope, romance, and a yearning for a life ready to be lived.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Rick tones up a melody on one of the songs Danny’s been working on.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
When a concert crowd keeps singing the melody after the band have left the stage.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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The opening notes of the title song introduced the exquisite complexity that characterized the album as a whole.—
Chris Young,
AJC.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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That song really kind of describes postpartum for me.—
Jamila Mustafa,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók traveled around countrysides collecting tunes to be turned into piano, violin and orchestral compositions.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cripple Creek also will offer ski and bike tunes.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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